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Spongites
Taxonomy
Spongites was named by Kützing (1841). It is extant.
It was assigned to Corallinaceae by Moussavian (1984); to Mastophoroideae by Kutzing (1841), Bailey and Chapman (1998), Rasser and Piller (1999), Mirsa et al. (2002), Jauhri et al. (2006), Schneider and Wynne (2007), Kroeger (2007), Hamad (2008), Gale (2009), Kundal (2011), Misra et al. (2011), Leszczynski et al. (2012), Aguirre et al. (2012), Kishore et al. (2015), Misra et al. (2016), Hrabovsky et al. (2016), Sarkar et al. (2016), Tripalo (2017), Sarkar (2017); to Neogoniolithoideae by Humblet et al. (2019); and to Spongitaceae by Rebelo et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Corallinaceae by Moussavian (1984); to Mastophoroideae by Kutzing (1841), Bailey and Chapman (1998), Rasser and Piller (1999), Mirsa et al. (2002), Jauhri et al. (2006), Schneider and Wynne (2007), Kroeger (2007), Hamad (2008), Gale (2009), Kundal (2011), Misra et al. (2011), Leszczynski et al. (2012), Aguirre et al. (2012), Kishore et al. (2015), Misra et al. (2016), Hrabovsky et al. (2016), Sarkar et al. (2016), Tripalo (2017), Sarkar (2017); to Neogoniolithoideae by Humblet et al. (2019); and to Spongitaceae by Rebelo et al. (2021).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1841 | Spongites Kutzing |
| 1841 | Spongites Kützing |
| 1984 | Spongites Moussavian |
| 1998 | Spongites Bailey and Chapman p. 694 |
| 1999 | Spongites Rasser and Piller p. 72 |
| 2002 | Spongites Mirsa et al. |
| 2006 | Spongites Jauhri et al. |
| 2007 | Spongites Kroeger p. 10 |
| 2007 | Spongites Schneider and Wynne |
| 2008 | Spongites Hamad p. 82 |
| 2009 | Spongites Gale p. 91 |
| 2011 | Spongites Kundal |
| 2011 | Spongites Misra et al. p. 361 |
| 2012 | Spongites Aguirre et al. |
| 2012 | Spongites Leszczynski et al. p. 374 figs. Table 1 |
| 2015 | Spongites Kishore et al. p. 62 |
| 2016 | Spongites Hrabovsky et al. p. 513 |
| 2016 | Spongites Misra et al. p. 311 |
| 2016 | Spongites Sarkar et al. p. 74 |
| 2017 | Spongites Sarkar p. 16 |
| 2017 | Spongites Tripalo p. 16 |
| 2019 | Spongites Humblet et al. |
| 2021 | Spongites Rebelo et al. p. 5 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Spongites Kützing 1841
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†Spongites albanensis Braga et al. 1993
†Spongites fruticulosa Kutzing 1841
†Spongites incertus de Gregorio 1930
†Spongites lementarius de Gregorio 1930
†Spongites oculatus de Gregorio 1930
†Spongites personatus Airoldi 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Collections (137 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wordian | Italy | S. lementarius, S. incertus, S. oculatus (233340) | |
| Thanetian | Poland (Lesser Poland Voivodeship) | S. sp. (215824) | |
| Ypresian | India (Meghalaya) | S. sp. (214611 216248 216249 216250 216251 216253) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene | India (Mehalaya) | S. sp. (216703) | |
| Lutetian | India (Meghalaya) | S. sp. (214701) | |
| Lutetian | India (Gujarat) | S. sp. (215259) | |
| Lutetian | Spain (Granada) | S. sp. (221481) | |
| Lutetian | India | S. sp. (149335) | |
| Middle Eocene | Australia (Queensland) | S. sp. (149839 149840) | |
| Bartonian | Greece (Euboea) | S. sp. (216710 216711) | |
| Bartonian - Priabonian | Greece (Euboea) | S. sp. (216730 216733 216734 216737 216742 216745) | |
| Priabonian | Italy | S. sp. (13354 147704 147800) | |
| Priabonian | Austria | S. sp. 1, S. sp. 2 (147179) | |
| Priabonian | India | S. sp. 2, S. sp. (156242) | |
| Priabonian | Italy (Vicenza) | S. sp. (215269 215272) | |
| Rupelian | Slovenia (Upper Carniola) | S. sp. (221897 222034 222047 222048) | |
| Rupelian | Italy (Vicenza) | S. sp. (151435 151437 151438 151439) | |
| Rupelian | Iran | S. sp. 1, S. personatus (138868) | |
| Rupelian | Slovenia (Carniola) | S. sp. (221486 221487) | |
| Rupelian | Spain | S. personatus (147602) S. sp. A, S. sp. B, S. sp. C, S. sp. D, S. personatus (147599) | |
| Rupelian | Slovenia | S. sp. (24148) | |
| Rupelian - Chattian | Italy | S. albanensis (155216) S. personatus, S. albanensis (155217) | |
| Chattian | Italy | S. albanensis (36246 36249 36251 36254) | |
| Chattian | Malta (Northern Region) | S. sp. (221493 222471 222476 222480) | |
| Chattian | Slovenia | S. sp. (24149) | |
| Chattian | Italy (Squaneto) | S. personatus (221916) | |
| Chattian | Spain (Alicante) | S. sp. (221490) | |
| Chattian | Egypt (North Sinai) | S. sp. (221607) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Portugal | S. sp. (198865) | |
| Aquitanian - Tortonian | Italy (Caserta) | S. sp. (222632 222633) | |
| Miocene | Croatia (Hrvatsko zagorje) | S. fruticulosus (221883) | |
| Burdigalian | Albania (Korce) | S. albanensis (221917) | |
| Burdigalian | France (Occitanie) | S. fruticulosus (222578) | |
| Burdigalian | Italy (Rieti) | S. sp. (222577) | |
| Burdigalian | Cyprus | S. sp. (223596) | |
| Burdigalian | France (Corsica) | S. sp. (222488 222489 222490 222494 222495) | |
| Burdigalian | Italy (Alessandria) | S. albanensis (222576) | |
| Burdigalian | Italy (Sassari) | S. sp. (221494 222417) | |
| Langhian | Indonesia (East Kalimantan) | S. fruticulosus (221870 221871 221872 221873 221874) | |
| Langhian | Czechia (Olomouc) | S. fruticulosus (222579) | |
| Langhian | Spain | S. sp. (69779) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | Egypt | S. sp. (34873) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | India (Little Andaman Island) | S. sp. (221965) | |
| Badenian | Romania (Transylvania) | S. fruticulosus, S. sp. (221496) | |
| Badenian | Romania | S. fruticulosus (198866) S. fruticulosus, S. sp. 1 (198873) S. sp. (198869) | |
| Serravallian | India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) | S. sp. (221929) | |
| Serravallian | Slovakia (Bratislava) | S. sp. (221903) | |
| Tortonian | Cyprus (Offshore) | S. sp. (221499) | |
| Tortonian | Spain (Granada) | S. sp. (147180 147183) | |
| Tortonian | Spain (Belearic Islands) | S. sp. (222580) | |
| Tortonian - Messinian | Spain | S. sp. (70515) | |
| Tortonian - Messinian | Italy (Pescara) | S. albanensis (222522) | |
| Messinian | Italy (Salento Peninsula) | S. fruticulosus, S. sp. (138077) | |
| Messinian | Spain (Almería) | S. fruticulosus, S. sp. (137745) | |
| Messinian | Italy | S. fruticulosus, S. sulawensis (138031) S. sp. (138020) S. sulawensis (138032) S. sulawensis, S. sp. A, S. fruticulosus, S. sp. B (34688) | |
| Messinian | Italy (Salento Peninsul) | S. fruticulosus, S. sulawensis, S. sp. A (138075) | |
| Messinian | Portugal | S. sp. (165170) | |
| Messinian | Italy (Vibo Valentia) | S. fruticulosus (221516) | |
| Messinian | Spain | S. sp. (69812 147188 147446) S. sp., S. sulawensis, S. fruticulosus (34472) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Spain | S. fruticulosus, S. sp. (153720) | |
| Zanclean | Italy (Provinz Siena) | S. fruticulosus, S. sp. 1 (138092 138093) S. sp. 1 (138094) | |
| Zanclean | China (Chenhang Island) | S. sp. (221984) | |
| Pliocene | Spain (Almeria) | S. decipiens, S. fruticulosus (222405 222406 222411) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Spain | S. fruticulosus (147449) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Japan | S. sp. (81066) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (Hawaii) | S. sp. (105531) | |
| Pleistocene | India (Andaman Islands) | S. fruticulosus (221977) | |
| Pleistocene | Portugal (Santa Maria Islands) | S. sp. (221987) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Italy | S. fruticulosus (176818) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (Hawaii) | S. sp. (105528) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | India | S. sp. (165868) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Portugal (Azores) | S. fruticulosus (89618) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | S. sp. (184506) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Hawaii) | S. sp. (89415 105526) | |
| Holocene (interglacial) | Australia (Queensland) | S. sp. (166490) | |
| Holocene | India (Lakshadweep Islands) | S. sp. (222392) | |
| Holocene | Greece | S. fructiculosus, S. sp. (97633) | |
| Holocene | Japan (Okinawa) | S. sp. (222395 222398 222399 222400 222401 222402) |